Victory Point Scale for 24-Board Matches
This is the scale we will be using for 2013-14 and the future.
| IMP Diff. | VPs |
|---|---|
| 0 – 1 | 10 – 10 |
| 2 – 5 | 11 – 9 |
| 6 – 10 | 12 – 8 |
| 11 – 15 | 13 – 7 |
| 16 – 21 | 14 – 6 |
| 22 – 27 | 15 – 5 |
| 28 – 34 | 16 – 4 |
| 35 – 43 | 17 – 3 |
| 44 – 53 | 18 – 2 |
| 54 – 65 | 19 – 1 |
| 66+ | 20 – 0 |
You can read about the rationale for those on the EBU site. There's also an announcement of their adoption which contains a link to the VP Scale Ready-Reckoner.
General
LBH Rules
See also the rules page.
We have a few semi-official documents pertaining to the LBHCBA. These were revised in 2009.
- Rules of the LBHCBA [PDF]
- Formal definition of the association, make-up of committee and functions of officers, conduct of meetings etc.
- Bye-Laws of the LBHCBA [PDF]
- Submission to Laws of duplicate and rules of EBU, conduct of league, knock-outs, Selfridges Pairs, SURDOC Multiple Teams, etc.
System Cards and Regulations
The EBU 20B is now the standard for tournament play in England. See the EBU page for system card downloads. There are several basic system-templates (simple system to 'Benjamised Acol'), MS Word files to use as a starting point.
Bridge in the LBH is played under English (EBU) regulations. This includes alerting and announcing, see the two-page guide (updated 2013, current Jan 2019).
Historical Victory Point Scale
Up to and including the 2012-13 season a 12-point VP scale was inforce. To interpret historical results, it looked like this:
| IMP Diff. | VPs | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 3 | 6 – 6 | |
| 4 – 11 | 7 – 5 | |
| 12 – 23 | 8 – 4 | |
| 24 – 35 | 9 – 3 | |
| 36 – 47 | 10 – 2 | |
| 48 – 59 | 11 – 1 | |
| 60+ | 12 – 0 |
Website
There are a a few technical notes on how the site is put together.